Jacob Murphy, Reporter
Jacob Murphy joined the CBS 58 team in June of 2025.
He is originally from the Dallas, TX area and then went to the University of Missouri where he graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism. After spending some time working at KOMU, he fell in love with news and decided to pursue it as a career.
He spent three years as a reporter in Northwest Arkansas, where he covered some of the biggest tornadoes in Arkansas history and the 2024 solar eclipse.
Jacob is a huge sports fan outside of work and is always keeping up with his Boston teams. He was born into being a Boston sports fan but is ready to root for the Bucks and Brewers - if they are not going up against the Celtics or Red Sox!
He's excited to trade in hot summers for the great Milwaukee summers and call Brew City his home.
Articles by Jacob Murphy
- Packers fans outside local markets could pay more to watch 2026 season
- 'They're learning as we're learning': Data center officials meet with Port Washington residents
- 'More work to be done’: Milwaukee alderman seeks more help for record-setting pothole requests
- New restaurant opens on Water Street despite recent business closures
- Milwaukee violence prevention office using new 'cluster' research to prevent shootings
- Southeast Wisconsin drivers feeling pain at the pump ahead of Labor Day weekend
- ‘It’s kind of scary’: Lead detected in pipes impacting hundreds of Oconomowoc homes
- Proposal to save Bay View church suggests replacing building with mixed-use space, including 55 apartments
- 'Catch on like wildfire': Measles outbreak continues to surge, with 110 confirmed cases in Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Public Schools closed Wednesday, Sept. 2, due to excessive heat
- Alderman calls out Milwaukee Police Department amid Water Street business closures
- Milwaukee Astronomical Society hosts viewing event for partial lunar eclipse
- Meta reaches $17.1 billion settlement with Wisconsin, other states over teen social media use
- Lincoln Avenue teachers settle into Pulaski HS ahead of school year
- Alma Center Lincoln senior football player dies after injury suffered during game
- Tornado damages crops at Basse's Farms ahead of Apple & Sunflower Fest
- 'Really active first 8 months': Wisconsin now at 47 tornadoes in 2026
- Whitefish Bay little league team comes up one win short of World Series
- Safety concerns outside Wisconsin State Fair after 2 people hit crossing the street
- I-94 East-West project could stretch to 2035 amid utility relocation delays
- ‘They don’t have this power’: Group sues against new Wisconsin sports betting bill
- 'It's a big headache': Milwaukee drivers brace for busy weekend of road closures, events
- As Wisconsin cyclosporiasis cases rise, local farm sees increased demand for lettuce
- 'We're very aware': Milwaukee Water Works closely monitoring nationwide cyberattacks
- Former Radio Milwaukee executive director facing sexual assault charge
- Milwaukee musician searching for rare instrument misplaced after show
- Native plant industry grows across Milwaukee as demand for environmentally friendly gardens rises
- 'One step at a time': Recovery continues in Menasha after EF-3 tornado
- 'Too many people are getting hit': 3 traffic deaths in less than 2 weeks on Teutonia Avenue
- ‘Super, super dry’: How southeast Wisconsin farms are bracing driest July since 1936
- South Milwaukee fans celebrate World Cup final at Moran's Pub watch party
- Brewers play through smoky conditions as wildfire smoke impacts Milwaukee
- ‘Is this summer in Wisconsin now?’ Wildfire smoke travels to southeast Wisconsin
- ‘Beautiful, innocent people’: 8 pedestrians killed by cars in Milwaukee this year, loved ones plead for change
- ‘She was all I had’: Sister remembers woman killed with best friend in Milwaukee hit-and-run
- ‘We need new leadership’: Garden Homes residents fed up after deadly drive-by shooting
- Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame welcomes 4 new members
- ‘This is a victimless crime’: Fight over South Milwaukee skeleton decorations resolved
- Alliant Energy crews continue to restore power throughout Walworth County
- ‘We’re hanging in there’: Summerfest adjusting to the heat
- ‘We’ve never had this before’: USA soccer wave hits southeast Wisconsin
- ‘We're out here burning up’: Multiple Milwaukee County pools remain closed as temps heat up
- Former Bucks guard Malik Beasley indicted in federal sports betting investigation
- Brewers fans welcome Cubs to Milwaukee for first time in 2026
- Fond du Lac County offering nearly $10,000 to move there
- Milwaukee north side Walgreens closes amid safety concerns
- ‘Bucks basketball won’t be the same’: Bucks fans say goodbye to Giannis
- Milwaukee food truck curfew on hold
- ‘I want that officer arrested’: Milwaukee mom speaks after police shoot and kill her son
- ‘Is it a data center or is it not?’: Confusion continues over Midtown Center redevelopment
- Man charged in deadly drive-by shooting sentenced to 25 years
- Milwaukee police investigating fight at Brady Street Walgreens
- ‘This city keeps taking so many great people from us’: Milwaukee father shot and killed near 24th and Wells
- 22-year-old man dead, identified after officer-involved shooting near 84th and Kaul
- ‘Respond quickly and safely’: We Energies crews work to put out outages across SE Wisconsin
- ‘Praying we get through tonight’: Horicon braces for more storms after Wednesday wind damage
- Glendale cracks down on Airbnb owners, sends cease and desist letters
- Glendale passes new Airbnb regulations 2 weeks after Memorial Day shooting
- From the US Navy, to Broadway, to Wisconsin; MCW graduate shares life journey
- ‘There’s no justice’: Mother angry after son’s killer is released with no charges
- ‘It’s just not fair’: Family mourns Milwaukee man killed while working security
- WisDOT exploring safety changes to I-43 at National Avenue Interchange
- Family mourns the loss of Milwaukee man killed in car crash
- ‘I knew it was gonna be bad’: National Ave. construction continues as new closure begins
- ‘It’s the economy’: Milwaukee's Puerto Rican Festival and Parade facing funding issues
- 'Tarps Off' movement hits American Family Field
- 'You can't think about the past': Brewers fans welcome back Dodgers to Milwaukee
- As pools remain closed, Milwaukee County Parks look for alternatives
- Milwaukee County Parks pushing for funding to fix Sheridan Park bluff
- Shorewood affordable housing project would eliminate nearly 50 parking spots
- ‘Goodbye forever’: Dukes on Water closing down
- Cleanup continues 1 month after EF-2 in Lisbon-Sussex area
- ‘We’ve slowed tremendously’: Bay View businesses struggle to keep up with economy
- Potential hantavirus case being investigated in Illinois, not connected to cruise ship strain
- MPS employee arrested after student says he was 'slammed' to the ground
- ‘Everybody’s concerned’: Erosion continues on Sheridan Park bluff
- ‘All hands on deck’: Push to end youth gun violence continues after stretch of shootings in Milwaukee
- Keep it or lose it? I-794 Lake Interchange debate continues
- ‘It’s gonna break the bank’: Gas prices spike in SE Wisconsin
- Milwaukee food truck owners fighting ordinance that would force trucks to close early